bring in the fbi. >> reporter: but many who live in the line of fire say bratton's input is needed. as the violence just keeps ramping up. >> they say it's all about race. no, it's about crime. this is a crime out here. the crime out here needs to stop. >> reporter: again, the city council is set to vote on whether to hire bill bratton. unlike last week, there are also a lot of pro-bratton people here tonight. one woman believes the anti-police demonstrators are hijacking the city and it is time to speak out. another woman told me she hasn't felt this unsafe since she moved here 28 years ago. meanwhile, the police chief says he is more resolved than ever to hire william bratton. reporting live in oakland, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> we'll have full coverage tonight at 11:00. how did thieves steal nearly a dozen luxury cars. a follow-up to a story we broke last night at 6:00. at least three surveillance cameras captured several people as they broke into the auto world yesterday, driving off with about a dozen cars, including bmws, jaguars and mercedes. it took seconds for t